the crime was caught on tape and the case keeps getting stranger this morning. we're going to go live to colorado in just a moment to get the very latest. >> talk about twists and turns there. and some horrifying video out of south africa. a great white shark breaking into one of the shark cages that you have seen before with two divers inside. we'll tell you how they're doing. a new labor of love for ryan s seacrest. we'll tell you how he's making a dream come true for many young people. powerball fever is spreading coast to coast. the highest jackpot so far this year up for grabs tonight. a whopping $320 million. we have bought a number of tickets here at the "today" show. >> we did? >> you didn't get in on the pool? i'll have to school you people. first in brackets and now lottery pools. >> i don't speak french. who is we? >> that's where jenna and i have the advantage. we do. >> i didn't get a ticket.

i don't know what advantage i had. >> you had to be in the meeting yesterday. >> let's start off with the investigation into who killed colorado's top prison official. kristen dahlgren is at the el paso county sheriff's office in colorado springs. kristen, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, lester. that suspected white supremacist hasn't officially been named a suspect in the murders here in colorado but this morning evidence does appear to be growing and we now have one more really bizarre twist. in the charred crime scene new clues. the dramatic high-speed chase and shootout thursday was captured on a cell phone and now a search warrant obtained by nbc news indicates shell casings recovered at the scene in texas are the same brand and caliber used in the brazen murder of tom clements, colorado's top prison official. >> we're hoping with the forensic review of his vehicle and the searching of the vehicle we'll learn more. >> reporter: the gunman who died of a single shot to the head is

identified as 28-year-old evan spencer, a colorado parolee with known ties to a white supremacist group in colorado prisons. >> they are very quick to attack or even attempt to kill their own members if they don't follow orders. >> reporter: denver police say there's a strong indication he may have been involved in another crime. the murder of 27-year-old pizza delivery man nathan leon in goldongol golden, colorado, on sunday. and colorado governor is an old friend of ebel's dad and mentioned evan ebel's case in a press conference this week talking about why he chose tom clements to head colorado prisons. >> when i first interviewed him, we talked about administrative segregation. i had an old friend whose son

had gone on a wrong track and been put into administrative segregation for a long period of time. solitary confinement. >> he had a bad streak in him. no one would explain it. it was there at an early age. >> reporter: really just a strange coincidence. the governor insists the family ties had nothing to do with ebel getti intin inting paroled. he was paroled after serving his full term. the prisons here in colorado remain on lockdown through this weekend. >> all right. kristen dahlgren, thank you. police in georgia meantime searching for clues this morning in a horrific shooting that killed a 1-year-old boy. two teens are in custody but investigators are saying very little about a motive. >> reporter: the deadly shooting of a 1-year-old baby rocked the

small town of brunswick. >> we have two arrests of the persons who committed this horrendous act. >> reporter: sherry west said two teens approached her as she approached her son in a stroller and demanded money. >> i told him i didn't have any money. and he said give me your money or i'm going to kill you and i'm going to shoot your baby. >> reporter: west said one of the suspects shot her near the ear and her leg and then did the unthinkable. >> all of a sudden he walked over and shot my baby in the face. he must have died instantly. >> reporter: several neighbors called 911. one man says he saw west just moments after the shooting. >> she picked the baby up and laid it on the ground and started administer are cpr. >> reporter: west was taken to the hospital with a minor leg wound. armed police went door to door searching for suspects and then late friday afternoon the police chief announced the arrests of two teenagers, one 14 years old,

the other 17. >> the charges are murder. first-degree murder. >> both of them? >> yes. >> i'm relieved. i'm relieved that the man that shot my baby was caught and i hope that we will get a conviction. >> reporter: as questions swirl around the case, one mother is dealing with the toughest question. why? >> that story sickens me. >> it does. it really just leaves you speechless to think anyone can do that. >> that much evil. we'll switch gears and talk about something on the minds of a lot of folks in this part of the country. a lot of this country in fact. where is spring? the season officially began wednesday. it certainly doesn't feel like it today. colder than normal temperatures nationwide and a big storm rolling across the country now. >> dylan is outside on the plaza with a look at what's going on. good morning. >> good morning. i wish i knew exactly what was

going on. it is bitterly cold out here again today. most of the country will see temperatures well below average. we're looking at a foot of snow in some parts of the country. so no matter how big a fan you are of winter, i think a lot of you could just be plain over it. ♪ spring. when flowers bloom. trees blossom. a time to ditch the coat and hat and get outside and enjoy the sunshine. >> it's not spring. it's freezing out here. >> what happened? the calendar says winter is over. obviously the calendar hasn't taken a look out the window. across the country snow has been falling all week and more is on the way. nasty driving conditions from washington state to kentucky. in denver last night, the u.s. national soccer team played in a driving snowstorm. officials even halted the match

temporarily to shovel the field. and in maine, luckily the first minor league ball game isn't for another two weeks because the baseball diamond is covered by snow. northern new york state has seen up to four feet of snow since the first day of spring. jackets required on the carolina beaches. >> punxsutawney phil, king of the groundhogs. >> didn't punxsutawney phil say winter would be over soon? the famous groundhog could be in big trouble with the law too. butler county, ohio, is jokingly suing the groundhog for misrepresentation of early spring. phil fooled us and there's no telling exactly when we'll be able to get rid of the winter gear for good. >> i can look forward to it. take off the coat. the boots. i'll be fine. hats, coats, gloves. >> this is not spring. spring has not sprung for sure. >> spring certainly hasn't sprung.

take a look at some of the temperatures. denver, high today of 23 degrees. that's more than 30 degrees below normal. and it is going to stay very frigid out that way and across most of the country for at least the weekend and even into next week. we have winter storm warnings and watches and advisories all across the plains stretching into the midwest for this weekend's snowstorm. it is even going to move eastward by monday. the heavy snow is falling across denver where already nearly six inches of snow has fallen. northwestern parts of kansas and parts of nebraska will see up to 3 to 6 inches of snow and we could see a foot of snow through central indiana and moving eastward into hagerstown, maryland, we could see up to a foot of snow out of this storm system. only about an inch or so in new york city and most of the i-95 corridor won't see a lot of accumulation. it's all interior as we go through this weekend. severe storms are also possible from texas right on over into the florida panhandle where we

could see hail and tornadoes. especially tonight. >> i'm tempted to boo you but i won't. >> we know it's not her fault. she's just the messenger. >> let's get a check of the morning's other top stories. jenna wolfe is standing by. >> we're going to start today with a tragic scene at the airport in alabama where a 10-year-old boy was killed when a big sign weighing hundreds of pounds fell on top of him. the boy and his family were walking through birmingham international airport when the digital sign came down on top of him. the 10-year-old boy could not be saved. sad story there. president obama is on the last leg of his middle east trip spending a few hours in an ancient city before heading back home. he pledged to help jordan deal with the influx of refugees fleeing the civil war in syria. historic meeting between pope francis and his predeces r

predecessor, pope benedict. the two will have lunch together. that will be a power lunch. a meeting of this kind has not happened in at least 600 years. no pressure for that lunch at all, right? none. breaking news overnight. the senate has just approved a $3.7 trillion budget. meanwhile, the budget crisis and congressional sequester has claimed another victim. air traffic control towers at small and medium sized airports across the country. pete williams has more and joins us now. pete, good morning. >> reporter: jenna, good morning. the faa says it must take this step to meet the goal of cutting more than $600 million out of its budget so starting in two weeks it will shut down air traffic control towers in 38 states affecting operations at 149 small and medium sized airports nationwide. this is not expected to have much impact on commercial airline schedules but it will affect operations at airports like frederick municipal in

maryland where private planes operate. the towers will shut down because the faa is laying off the contract controllers. another example, greenville, south carolina, which handles an average of 80 flights a day. these airports will not shut down completely because most planes can land without controllers but it could put more demand on other faa facilities which will have their own problems coping with layoffs. the group that speaks for private plane owners calls this extremely disappointing and says the faa, the same federal agency for assuring aviation safety is taking steps to compromise it. jenna? >> pete williams, thank you very much. it's confirmed that was a tornado that touched down in washington state this week on thursday. some people reported seeing a funnel cloud and the national weather service did indeed confirm it was a tornado which is rare for this time of year. rare especially for washington state. finally, even though the whole point of going on a shark dive is to see sharks, it's the thing you just say but you

really just kind of want to spend the day on the boat and get tan. am i right? am i right? i thought so. a group of people on the water in south africa got more than an awesome tan. a meet and greet with the great white shark. the guy was supposed to see a passing shark. that's what he signed up and paid for. instead the shark ignored the bait and wedged its head inside the cage. somehow he avoided the shark's bite by ducking his head. that guy's kids will have the best show and tell video of all time for the rest of their lives. he's going to win first grade, second grade, third, grade and fourth grade he can reuse that video. >> i did that in the cage. they are ticklish behind the gill if you scratch it. >> you made him laugh. >> they get very close. you feel you are protected in this cage. at least you hope. >> why do they have to make the cage so wide? >> you can't to get a view. >> there's a better way to do

that. >> you get an extra small shark and forget it. your days are done. >> after seeing that video -- >> you're not doing it again, are you? >> dylan is back with a check of the national forecast. i'm not sure if she's speaking to me after my comment earlier. speak to everyone else. >> you can boo me. it is hot in here. you're doing all right inside. outside not so much. no spring showing up any time soon except spring thunderstorms. isolated tornado possible tonight into tomorrow. the big story is the snow. six inches of snow already in denver. we could see an additional good morning. spring, well, it's here in the bay area. temperatures are cold though, 37 right now in santa rosa. 44 in san jose. by this afternoon, plenty of sunshine. not expecting a whole lot of fog today. 66 in san francisco. 73 in santa rosa. and 71 in the south bay and

san jose. so lovely day shaping up even for tomorrow. a little bit warmer. temperatures top out at 74. remember that spf. we have rain in the forecast this upcoming week, wednesday, thursday and friday. >> and that's your latest forecast. lester? still to come on today, ryan seacrest hopes a broadcast studio to give special kids a chance to shine. first, this is "today" on nbc.

ryan seacrest charitable foundation opened its new facilities. there are a number of hospitals around the country allowing the kids to forget even for just a moment the illness that brought them there. >> please welcome your host, ryan seacrest. >> you see him on "idol." >> five minutes after 7:00. >> and hear him on air.

on friday morning though, ryan seacrest was at the children hospitals of orange county opening a state of the art media student for young patients. >> what's your favorite album or favorite song? >> reporter: patients like raul who have been here for almost a month appreciate the chance to hit the airwaves. >> it's actually really cool to have a studio inside a hospital. it makes me feel good because someone cares about us, the patients. >> reporter: becoming a producer has been a life-long dream for the 20 year old who is now spinning tunes instead of concentrating on his illness. >> i can learn something that i would have learned in school. i can learn it here in the hospital. >> reporter: seacrest believes a few minutes in the studio can make a world of difference for these kids. >> you love baseball. what do you love about baseball? >> it's a competitive sport but it doesn't matter if you win or lose, it matters if you have fun. that's the best part. >> it gives them a chance to

come and escape maybe what they're going through for a little while and it also provides them the opportunity to learn. >> reporter: volunteers teach them the ins and outs of broadcasting with sound boards, mixers and microphones and those too sick to come into the studio can call in bedside requests. >> close that you can come down here and be on the show. >> reporter: the first seacrest studios opened in ryan's hometown of atlanta, followed by philadelphia and then dallas. >> you see the hope. you see, you know, the amazing spirit that they all have. >> reporter: friday's ribbon county in orange county -- >> miley is joining us. >> you can see joy and energy coming back. >> reporter: in the eyes of 9-year-old adrian who says that while he's hanging out in the seacrest studios, he doesn't feel like a patient.

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good morning to you. looking live at the cruise ships that now call san francisco home and the folks who are visiting, very lucky to have gorgeous weather all weekend long. thanks for joining us. anthony has the forecast. it looks perfect. >> it's funny, here, and the rest of the country talking about how cold it is and the miserable snow. it's lovely living in the bay, right? talking about some cold weather, though, right now. 44 in san jose. in the north bay, that's where some of the coldest readings are. if you are headed to wine country later on today, we're talking about plenty of sunshine. even once the sun comes up at the coast, not going to deal with any fog. 70 in oakland. 71 in san jose. not bad in santa cruz, want to get out on the boardwalk, take a stroll. remember the spf for today and tomorrow. a few more clouds tuesday and wednesday. our next storm system lines up in the pacific by wednesday. that means we'll see a few showers by then and thursday and friday as well.

so enjoy the warm sunshine while we got it because rain is on the way. >> thank you very much, anthony. we begin with a developing story in san francisco where four people now recovering this morning after a shooting at a nightclub. police say the shooting happened outside the 330 rich nightclub near the intersection of rich street and third street not far from att park. witnesses say there was a fight which escalated and ended in gunfire around 1:00 this morning. three of the victims went to the hospital by ambulance. one other person went to the hospital on his own. officials say one of the victims is in critical condition this morning. the others are expected to be okay. no word yet on suspects or motive. coming up this morning on "today in the bay," san jose police releasing a photo of a man they say is responsible for the city's latest homicide. why police say he stabbed a woman to death and where he may be headed now. plus, a bay area principal turned crime fighter. what this man did to help protect his school from a thief.

that, and some gardening tips from the folks at the san francisco flower and garden show. we hope you'll join us here at 7:00.

we are back on this saturday morning, the 23rd day of march, 2013. a big thank you to this lovely crowd that has gathered out here with us on the plaza. a nice showing. folks sharing their weekend with us. i'm erica hill alongside lester holt, jenna wolfe and dylan dreyer. we have something called huffing. you may have heard about it in the past. it's expanding. experts say it's a dangerous way to get a quick high. it recently claimed the life of a 14-year-old honor student. her parents are speaking out hoping to avoid another tragedy. then valerie harper reunited with her "mary tyler moore" co-stars after going public with her cancer crisis. we'll tell you more about that coming up. tonight is the night.

the big powerball drawing and it is sweeping the nation. everybody hoping to win big as the jackpot reaches more than $320 million. we'll tell you why you probably shouldn't get your hopes up, which i never do. >> i always do. >> you can't win if you don't play. >> i played clarinet when i was in sixth grade. just to play in front of my parents i thought was a big deal. imagine that times a billion. you get an invitation to play before a national audience. they couldn't have been more excited. that once in a lifetime opportunity came with a twist as it always does. we'll have that story in just a bit. >> we'll look at our brackets. we mentioned them at the top of the show. not going as well as we expected. we'll see how we all rank. >> there's still time. we only have just begun. let's get another check of the weather from dylan. >> the cold is still holding on. a snowstorm sweeping through the middle of the country. in denver, almost six inches of snow on the ground. we'll see that snow continue to

move eastward over the course of this weekend and then eventually the east coast by monday. we're looking at three to six inches across a good swath of the middle of the country. up to six to nine inches and even up to 12 inches across parts of central indiana moving on into ohio and inland areas through maryland could end up with another 6 to 9 inches of snow. this also comes with severe storms. this is most likely today and tonight where we will see the possibility of isolated tornadoes across mississippi later on tonight. otherwise, hail and damaging winds. pouring rain in birmingham, alabama. this is all part of the same system and by tomorrow it will start to move into the midwest with a chance of stronger storms occurring across the southeast on sunday and we could end up with an inch or so of snow in new york city by monday as the storm continues to move eastward. according to the national weather service, they say the rest of april should be >> good morning from the weather

center. we're waking up to clear skies, as you can see from the camera. folks headed into the city this morning with no problem. we're not talking about any fog at the coast. it will be a bright day at san francisco. 44 in san jose. 42 in livermore. later on today, expect plenty of sunshine. temperatures warming nicely. low 70s in the north bay. even in the south bay, 71 in san jose, 66 in san francisco today. another warm day is expected for tomorrow. you'll see temperatures near 74. the rain by wednesday. a quick happy birthday to gabby. turning 13. how long ago did you make this poster? >> we made it a week ago. >> someone sent me a picture of your poster a week ago. for your forecast any time, go to weather.com. lester? >> all right, dylan. thanks. a major crackdown in southern california on friday. more than a dozen businesses raided suspected of selli ining nytrus oxide as a recreational drug. that's not the only dangerous substance kids are using for a

quick high. a 14-year-old honor student died this week after inhaling a common household product. her parents are speaking out hoping to avoid another tragedy. >> reporter: 14-year-old aria was home alone for a couple hours when her older sister found the straight a honor student dead in her room holding the can of keyboard cleaner. >> she had it attached to her mouth. she had actually taped her nostrils shot. >> reporter: los angeles area authorities say she was huffing the cleaner. a way of getting high by inhaling things such as glue, hair spray and household cleaners. what kids may not realize is the damage they're doing to their still developing bodies. >> brain damage is very, very common because you're inhaling it so quickly it's going right to your brain. >> i'm positive my daughter didn't realize that it had the potential to kill her. >> reporter: what parents may

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yacht 16 times over. yes, he has a yacht. whatever is on your list, all those dollar signs have people rushing to snap up tickets in the 42 states, district of columbia and u.s. virgin islands where the powerball is played. >> if i won, i would buy an apartment. i would buy an agent. i would take care of my parents. >> my kids, children, loved ones. that's about it. ♪ i feel lucky >> reporter: you may not want to get your hopes up too high. your chances of winning 1 in 175 million. or the same odds of as getting struck by lightning more than 17,000 times in your lifetime. you even have a better chance of becoming president of the united states. those odds, 1 in 10 million. even so, someone has to win eventually so maybe, just maybe, it will be you. or any of us. the jackpot would be the sixth highest in history. just this past november two

lucky winners split 587 milli$5n in the powerball. if no one wins, the jackpot rolls over for the 13th time. >> lucky 13. >> what is it that we all -- when it is big like this, 320 million. when it's 50 million, nah. >> who has time to buy? >> odds are better. >> you still have better odds of winning the jackpot than you do of filling out a perfect ncaa brack bracket, so you have a really good shot. you should play. we all fill out a bracket. we might as well play. >> i didn't fill out a bracket. >> apparently it's selective as to who is let in the pool. >> shallow as we have all -- >> as long as we share we're in good shape. >> as we all talk about what do you if you won, there's a great story that came out earlier this week. a man honored a pack he made with his best friends years ago.

they promised they would split the jackpot if one of them won the lotto. a million bucks. split it three ways. >> they did. >>sister keeps a list of who gets what. >> nobody ever wins anything. >> you never test your friendship. >> we'll find out when you win tonight at 10:59. >> that's true. >> you may not be in tomorrow. >> up next, valerie harper joins her former co-stars 36 years in the making. first, these messages.

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castmates from another sitcom. >> reporter: it's been 36 years since we've seen them together on tv. fans of the show "mary tyler moore" got good news this week. there will finally be a reunion. mary tyler moore, betty white, and of course valerie harper. >> it will be wonderful. >> all are set to get together for a special episode of "hot in cleveland." >> waking up next to you. >> a show betty white stars in and one gloria has been a frequent guest. it's an especially big deal because it could be the last acting appearance for 73-year-old valerie harper. in a "today" show interview with savann savannah, she discussed her diagnosis of terminal brain cancer. >> at first i thought, my god, three months to live. it's not the whole truth.

it could be six. it could be five years. you just don't know. the thing i have is very rare and it's serious and it's incurable. so far. so i'm holding onto the so far. i'm also quite ready to say bye-bye. >> reporter: a strong woman standing up to a terrifying disease but the belove the actress doesn't want you to count her out just yet. after all, she still has unfinished miss to attend to. the ladies are set to tape the reunion on april 5th in los angeles. they'll play a former bowling team getting back together years after a falling out. >> since this is their love letter to valerie, this is them saying we bid you farewell and let's do it in style acting. >> reporter: in a way, it's valerie's good-bye to you. >> she's right. >> reporter: her fans. >> love that show.

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>> glitter. >> ted baxter going on there. >> fantastic. >> oh man. >> i have been on jimmy's show a number of times to do little skits. every time the e-mail comes and i'm in the middle of something. >> did you borrow that from richard simmons? >> that's when we did tank top news. that was bubble soccer. i am a serious news man, i promise. i'll get these e-mails, can you do jimmy's show. i'm always busy. i say yes. as i walk in the studio i'm going to do what? then it's too late. there i am. it's always a blast. >> it's great. >> nice guy. up next, a high school band makes it to the national spotlight by playing for the underdog. that's not the only twist. this is "today" on nbc.

imagine you're a small college and your basketball team makes it all of the way to the ncaa playoffs but you don't have a travel pep band so you borrow one. >> that's what happened to iona college. they needed a band to help them cheer on the team during friday night's big ncaa game. what do they do? they got help from a band in ohio despite a little bit of a conflict of interest. firing up the crowd last night in the middle of march madness, the stebbins high school band. they played in their own backyard on national television as the buckeyes took on iona college. she and the bandmates are life-long fans of ohio state in a state that bleeds scarlet and gray. there was a twist.

they were actually cheering on iona. how could they? kenneth carpenter, their band coach explained. >> their band does not travel and they needed a great band in the dayton area so i said absolutely, yes. >> reporter: the ohio high school band got the call monday and jumped at the chance. >> i like osu and my dad likes osu but just being able to play in that big of a thing was cool. >> reporter: leading up to the game, they admitted to jitters about the opposing ohio state musicians. >> i'm excited to see the game and the band. >> reporter: when their time came to shine, the high school band unlike the iona basketball team came out on top. so much more goes into it than just what happens on the court. lester, speaking of ncaa. >> many people thought ohio was going to win that game. there were a few upsets this

week. let's look at our brackets. erica is leading the pack. what's your strategy? >> it was intense. it involved a lot of numbers like looking at the numbers here and thinking maybe i'll pick the underdog on this one. my husband is from indiana. hoosiers all the way. that's my strategy. >> here's my strategy very quickly. i wanted to get it done in five minutes. i took guesses and it's working out that way. i don't know where i rank in all this. third or something like that. >> you're not first. >> i'm not first. dylan? >> mine was a complicated process of cooking dinner while my husband picked out teams. we have louisville all the way. >> and coming in dead last having been a sportscaster for 12 years, dead last. i turned to a very knowledgeable force. my 3-year-old nephew. i figure, let him do it. look. he is not a child college basketball prodigy as you can see. dead last. >> always next year. >> we all have time.

>> we do have time. georgetown didn't help any of us. >> it did not. >> that's going to wrap it up for us on a saturday. >> thanks for joining us on this saturday morning. we'll see you back here tomorrow. >> i'll see you later this evening on "nbc nightly news. reque "so long everybody. thank you for watching. i like to drink orange juice or have lemon in my water... eat tomato sauce on my spaghetti. the acidic levels in some foods can cause acid erosion. the enamel starts to wear down. and you can't grow your enamel back. i was quite surprised, as only few as four exposures a day what that can do to you. it's quite a lesson learned. my dentist recommended that i use pronamel. because it helps to strengthen the enamel. he recommended that i use it every time i brush. you feel like there is something that you're doing to help safeguard against the acid erosion. and i believe it's doing a good job.

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bay, it was a violent night, as a nightclub brawl ends in a hail of gunfire. the search for a suspect this morning. plus, san jose police just releasing this photo of the man they say is responsible for the city's latest homicide. why police say he stabbed a woman to death and where he may be headed now. and this little suitcase is saving lives all around the world. and a bay area couple is behind it all. "today in the bay" is next.

good morning to you. looking live at a very pretty start to the day. we hear some fog is forming and somebody is very excited to talk about that. thanks for joining us. it was a beautiful morning and then he says fog and he's excited. >> come on, it's a weather man's heaven here. fog, snow, sunshine. if you don't like it, you can drive either direction and you're happy, right, satisfied. all right. 37 this morning in santa rosa. you just saw a little fog there. there is a little ground fog

starting to form this morning. we'll see a little bit of that happen. this afternoon, we are talking about sunshine. the ever changing weather across the bay. it is going to shape up lovely. the unfortunate thing with this high pressure and sunny skies, you have to deal with high pollen. we do have rain in the seven-day forecast, but this weekend will be dry. i know that puts a smile on lots of folk's faces because you have a day off. 66 in the city by the bay. as i mentioned, we do have rain in the forecast. >> wash out that pollen. thank you very much. we begin with a developing story in san francisco this morning, where four people are key roverering after a shooting at a nice club. which is near the intersection of rich street and third street, not far from att park. witnesses say